Articles tagged under: U.S. Drought Monitor
Drought Conditions Remain in the Northern Plains
Published March 4, 2021
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows little change in drought conditions across the Northern Plains the past week. Sixty-eight percent of North Dakota is in severe drought which encompasses the western two-thirds of the state. The southeastern portion of North…Dry Conditions in Northern Plains Remain at Year End
Published January 3, 2021
The Northern Plains is ending the year with very dry conditions. According to the final U.S. Drought Monitor of 2020, North Dakota has an increase in moderately dry conditions from the previous week. Extreme drought curls across a section stretching…Drought Expands Across the Northern Plains
Published June 26, 2020
The ever-increasing area of abnormally dry conditions, or D1 moderate drought, continues to stretch across North Dakota. Essentially, the western two-thirds of North Dakota are in one of two drought condition categories. As of Thursday, there is a small area…Traders May Pay Closer Attention to U.S. Drought Monitor
Published May 8, 2020
The U.S. Drought Monitor isn't getting much attention from traders, but that could change. "We're looking at an expanded drought area for the high plains. It increased a few percentage points compared to last week and got into a deeper…Drought Improves Across Portions of ND
Published August 22, 2019
The rains that fell across North Dakota in the last week helped alleviate drought in portions of the state. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows a significant decline in D0 or abnormally dry conditions in Dunn and Mercer counties in…Drought Conditions Increase Across ND
Published August 16, 2019
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows an increase in drought across the northern part of North Dakota. Pierce and Benson counties are now in D2 or severe drought. Portions of Cavalier, Pembina, Towner and Walsh counties went from D0 or…Drought Conditions Expand Across Midwest
Published August 8, 2019
In addition to drought expansion in North Dakota and Minnesota, drought conditions are also expanding across the Midwest. In the latest U.S. drought monitor, abnormally dry conditions are expanding across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The last 30 days brought…Little Change in Dry Conditions
Published August 2, 2019
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, there was little change in dry conditions throughout North Dakota over the past week. Portions of Pierce and Benson counties, located in the northeast part of the state, remain in D1 or moderate drought.…Drought Conditions Improve Slightly in Northern ND
Published June 28, 2019
Recent rains are helping improve dry conditions in northern North Dakota. The U.S. Drought Monitor reduced the D2 severe drought area from eight to six counties this week. It also shows a reduction in the D1 moderate drought conditions. Only…